Exploiting don't cares during data sequencing using genetic algorithms

In this paper we present a Genetic Algorithm (GA) for the Data Ordering Problem (DOP) where Don't Cares (DCs) are assigned during optimization. The DOP has large application in the area of low power design and circuit testing. We implemented a GA to solve this problem and discuss several applications. We carried out a large set of experiments. A comparison of our results to previously published demonstrates the efficiency of our approach.